Online Banking PolicyRio Bank OverviewEvolving technology and new market practices have increased the amount of customer information collected and shared in today's marketplace. Consumers want to know that their information is secure. We at Rio Bank pledge to serve our customers efficiently and conveniently as possible while maintaining the security our customers deserve. As technology evolves, we will continue to look for better ways to gather and use information in order to offer financial products and services, which will meet your financial needs, and to protect and safeguard information about you and your accounts. |
Mission StatementOur mission at Rio Bank is to meet the privacy expectations of our customers. As financial service professionals entrusted with sensitive financial information, we recognize the customer's rights to privacy and remain committed to treating customer's information responsibly. |
PolicyIt is the policy of Rio Bank to collect, retain, and use information about its customers only when the customer has requested a service we provide and we reasonably believe the information will assist in our business decisions to provide those services requested. It is further the policy of Rio Bank to not disclose any nonpublic information we may collect and retain about our customers to any nonaffiliated third party except under certain conditions. The exceptions being;
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Information CollectedIn the course of doing business, we collect and use various types of information, such as information available from public records, credit reports, as well as information you provide to us, including personal information such as your financial status, employment history, marital status, age, and other personal information. We also have information about your accounts, loans, and other banking information. We use this information to service your accounts. We limit the use and collection of information about our customers to that which is necessary to administer our business and provide superior service. Records SecurityWe maintain security standards and procedures to help prevent unauthorized access to confidential information about you. Our employees are informed of their responsibility to protect confidential customer information and are bound by this Privacy Policy. We limit employee access to confidential customer information to those employees with a business reason to know such information. We provide training on our policy ethics. AccuracyWe strive to ensure that the information concerning our customers is accurate, current, and complete. Customers are protected by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which, in certain circumstances, requires us to notify consumers whenever consumer reports from third parties have been used. If you ever find that your account information is incomplete, inaccurate or not current, please call us at 956-631-7890 or write to us at: Rio Bank We will correct any erroneous information as quickly as possible. |
Sharing Consumer InformationWe do not share specific information about your account or other personally identifiable data to parties outside our bank for their independent use, unless:
We do not provide account information to companies for the purpose of independent telemarketing or direct mail marketing. We are permitted to share information within the Rio Bank organization With Outsource, Third Party Participants and Third Party VendorsSometimes, specific customer information has to be shared with companies we hire to provide operational support, companies that participate with us in supplying products and services to customers. We may occasionally share information with companies that work for us, such as check-printing and data processing companies. These companies act on our behalf and are obligated to keep the information that we provide to them confidential. These companies are not permitted to use our customer information for purposes other than the provision of the service intended. With Consumer Reporting AgenciesWe may exchange information about our customers with reputable credit bureaus for the purpose of maintaining accurate account information in your credit file. With the GovernmentThe Bank Secrecy Act, Internal Revenue Code, Right to Financial Privacy Act, the Welfare Reform Act and various other laws and regulations require us to provide certain customer information to the government agencies. We will only disclose customer information to the government or others when we are required to do so by such laws, regulations or by court order. State and Federal laws impose certain mandatory disclosures of customer information by financial institutions. We must comply with laws that require mandatory production disclosure. With Third Party LitigantsIf you are involved in a legal proceeding, both federal and state laws provide parties to the litigation the right to compile the production of records and information from banks and other third-party record keepers in certain situations. We will only disclose customer information to third party litigants when we are required to do so by lawful judicial process or by court order |
Internet/Online Privacy GuidelinesCustomers may have privacy concerns regarding Rio Bank's Services on the Internet. In particular, customers might be anxious to ensure that their information is secure. Rio Bank is equally concerned about customers' privacy in the Internet world and is committed to its protection. For the security measures Rio Bank applies, please refer to the PRIVACY AND SECURITY section under Personal Banking. Our Privacy Policy applies to anything consumer customers might do at our Website. Please see Rio Bank's Privacy Policy section. Protecting Information OnlineWhether you are a customer or just visiting us Online, we safeguard the information you provide to us at http://www.riobk.com How We Handle E-MailWe preserve the content of your e-mail, your e-mail address so we can handle any follow-up questions. We also do this to meet legal and regulatory requirements. Your e-mails to us should be sent to Rio Bank: contact information E-Mail correspondence sent over the Internet may not be secure. Since our response to you is not secure, we will not include confidential account information. You may contact us by phone, mail, or by visiting any of our branch locations Protecting Your Privacy OnlineWhenever we ask for personal information on our Website, we use Secure Socket Layer (SSL Technology) for transferring data. This technology encrypts or scrambles your account information so it's virtually impossible for anyone other than Rio Bank to read it. When Information is Collected and not CollectedSome areas of our Website require information, such as your e-mail address or your account, to enable you to perform certain tasks (for example, review your accounts or correspond with us). In these cases, we collect your information, if necessary, to interact with you. If you do not interact with us, you may browse our Website anonymously, and personal information such as your e-mail address is not collected. Protecting Our ChildrenWe do not knowingly solicit data from children, and we do not knowingly market to children. We recognize that protecting children's identities and privacy online is important and that the responsibility to do so rests with both the online industry and with parents. Count on our Commitment to your PrivacyYou can count on us to keep you informed about how we protect your privacy and restrict the sharing of information you provide to us. Links to Other SitesOur Website has links to other sites. In a few cases we link to private organizations, with their permission. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site. Please note that since we cannot control information on other Internet sites, we are not responsible for the content of sites linked from http://www.rio.bank. |
